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The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

FARMER.-"What are you doing
bere.u Understanding the chick
ems srr.n Farmer-"What forp"
Loafer-'sTo see If any be missing.
I've got two here that I hain't sure
belongs to me-"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27
'Foois Rush In. Where Angels Fear t

So impetuous youths often given to folly
and indiscretions; and, as a result, nervous,
mental and organic debility follow, memo
ry is impaired, self-confidence is lacking;
at night bad dreams occur, premature old
age seems setting in, ruin is In the track.
In confidence, you can, and should write
to DIR. r. V. Pierce. of Buffalo, N. Y, the
author of a treatise for the benefit Of that
class OF patients, and describe your symp-
toms and sufferings. He can cure you at
home, and will send you full particulars
by mail.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

AN exchange says: Have a shell
made at a proper height from the floor.
with holes in it large enough to allow
buckets to 60 half way down. Feed
either milk or ground feed III buckets
and set them 10 their holes. and the
calves can not either turn them owe or
put their feet in them. There should
be a bracket to every calf In the pen,
so there will be no crowding and all
can get their shares.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

STEwED EELs A LA FRANCHISE
Clean, skin and cut cells into pieces
two inches long, lay in a saucepan with
a little minced parsley, a sprig OF
thyme, a teaspoonful of minced onion,
a tablespoonful Of butter, the juice of
half a lemon, pepper, salt, and jest
enough boiling water to W. them.
Cook gently until tender; take up the
fish with a perforated spoon, keep hot
on a chafng dish while you strain the
gravy, thicken 1t with flour and boil
it three minutes. Beat up two eggs,
stir into the sauce quickly and remove
from the FIRE before they curdle. Pour
over the cells and serve.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27
Honors come by diligence; richie,
sprlng from economy.

The claims as to the curative powers Of Hoods
sarsaparllla are based entirely on what the peo-
pie say 1t has done for them. Send to C. l. Hood
&Co, Lowell, Mass, for a book containing state
ments OF many remarkable cures by Hoors sar-
saparlla
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

Thanks to DIR. Pierce, there is a balm In
his Golden Medical Discovery"-a ''balm
for every wound" to health, from colds,
coughs, consumption, bronchitis. and al
chronic, blood, lung and liver affections.
OF druggists.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

BELF ROAST A L ORLEANs.-A
rolled rib roast is best for this purpose.
The night before you mean to cook it
put into a broad pan three tablespoon
fuls of salad oil, four ta~blespoonfuls
of chopped onion, a dozen whole pep
percorns, and the juice of q large
lemon. Lay the roast in this, and at
the end of two hours turn it over,
amounting the sides well with the saxce.
In the morning turn it again. When
ready to cook it put into the dripping
pan, dash a cupful of boiling water
over the top, and as it heats haste with
the sauce in which it has lain over
night, mingled with hot water and
sauce.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

THERE are four breeds Of Dorkings
the white, colored, silver gray and
cuckoo. There la also q strain called
the Sussex, which, however is unknown
in this country. The Dorking is
rapidly rising in favor as a special
market fowl, and may always be
recognized by each foot possessing five
toes.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

DON'T forget that the pasture fields
should have some attention, at least as
well as the grain fields. Weeds, briers
and brushes should be eradicated from
them just as carefully as from the pc.
tato lot. Many farmers would be as
tonished to know how greatly the pas
ture yield can be increased by the aid
Of a little fresh seed and manure occa-
sionally, and the keeping down Of all
alien growth,
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

MINCE OF CHICKEN AND EGGs.-
Chop cold boiled or roasted fowl; mix
up with a cupful of drawn butter, sea-
son with pepper, salt, a pinch Of nut
meg and pour into q bake dish. Set
II the oven until a skim forms on top
and the surface shakes with the ebulli-
ton of the heated heart. Lay as many
poached eggs on top as will lie easily
n the dish and serve.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

MAMMA.-"My dear child, what are
you doingP"
Little LADY, am watering lhe
flowers on mampa's new bonnet. They
looked so dreafihhlly dry"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

A new kind of scale consists of a SIM
pie balance arm resting on a nickel
point, supported by a standard about
eighteen inches in height. There are
two scales in the balance arm; one de-
notes the weight and the total cost OF
the article weighed, and the other the
unit of price, which is designated by a
sliding weight. From this sliding
weight IS suspended the scoop or slab
to contain the article to be weighed.
BY this scale the total cost of an article
at any point Is given Immediately upon
weighing 1t.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

SMITH-eyell, my boy, how do you
like Nantasket?"
Jones-''Oh, its delightfully."-
Smith-"And the folks at the Eotelp''
Jones-''They are very nice. indeed.
The ladies are charming. Smith, |
believe l have met my fate"
Smith-'sIndeedI Congratulate you.
Will / have a chance of seeing this
inamorata of yours?"
Jones-s'Indeed you SHALL Why, here
she is coming now; let me INTRODUCES
YOU"
Smith-'No need of it, old fellow;
that's my wife,"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27
HOUSEHOLD.

IN d~inner-tab,e decorations n
dominant tone Of color seems to remain
the fashionable craze, notably pink.
''rInk" dinners have become a thing
Of beauty" il not a "joy forever"
White, yellow and turquoise blue china
swans and boats are used for hownT1.
The latter are ten OF twelve Inches In
length and stand on a glass or plush
mat, with leaves of ferns arranged to
fall over the sides. Old brass or bronze
bowls are filed with brown leaves,
yellow and white chrysanthemums. A
wooden plateau, circular, oval or in
star shape, covered with plush, is often
seen beneath these receptaeles. Flow
ers of different classes are seldom mixed
now, but each is arranged en- masse in
its own especial receptacle. Heather
IS always admired but difficult to
obtain.
Ladies possessing mirrors for the
table use them with a length OF gold
or ruby plush laid around it, slightly
crumpled to show the lights and
shades, but arranged in a few horizontal
folds at each end of the table. The
dishes of fruit, cakes, etc., are usually
at the four corners, with two long, fiat
boats at each side on the glass; smaller
boats of glasses are scattered about.
A beaten-brass caldron fower-pot is
frequently put in the center of a table,
with flowers and glasses put in irreg-
ularly; a piece of plush is wrapped
around the base, which, IN turn, is
frequently finished with a border of
leaves. A gilded basket OF graceful
shape may be put upon the table for a
center piece; If it has a tall handle it
is twlned with a creeper and a velvet
bow tied ON top. Tables of orchids,
mauve, yellow, brown and white, are
lovely, but costly. All decorations
should be kept low on the table, so as
not to interfere with the comfort of the
company. Long sprays or half wreaths
on the table itself are a great success.
The red Virginia creeper and old mans
beard are lovely for this purpose. Sup
posing the center to be hidden by lyco-
podium, place around it long sprays
of trailing roses with their W or
shaded foliage.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

Don't work your horses to death with
poor axle grease the Frazer is the only re-
liable make. Use it once, and you will
have no other,
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

Nothing IKE cams Nancy cure for DTopsy,
Gravel, Br1ght's, Heart, Urinary or LAYER Diseases,
Arch st, Phila 81 bottle. 9 for 500 Drugglstx
Irg II.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

CcNJURING IN THE FAMILY
Tommy Bagley-''There was a wizard
at the show, nav, and he did the Won
derfullest trick you ever saw. He took
q silver dollar, moved it around a little
while and turned it into a rose"
Bagley-''That's nothing, Tommy.
Your mother can turn $40 into a bon
net in a twinkling."
Mrs. Bagley-"And your father,
Tommy. beats all the wizards in exist
ence. He can make 500 disappear in
a single night so completely that 1t IS
never heardarAgain."
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

The following is a speedy cure for
rheumatism: One quart of milk. quite
hot, into which stir one ounce of alum;
this will make curds and whey. Battle
the part affected with the whey until
too cold. In the meantime keep the
curds hot. and, after bathing. put them
on as a poultice, wrap in flannel, and go
to sleep Oou CAM. Three applications
should be a perfect cure, even in aggra-
yated cases.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

TIE fifteen great American inventions
OF world wide adoption are /, The
cotton-gin; 2, the planing-machine; g.,
the grass mower and reaper; 4, the
rotary printing press; 8. navigation by
steam; 6, the hot-air engine; Z, the
sewing machine; s. the India rubber in
dustry; 8, the machine manufacture OF
horseshoes; 10, the nd-blast for cary
ms; IL. the gauge leather; II, the grain
elevator; IL, artificial ice-making on a
large scale; IA, the electric magnet and
Its practical application; 10, the tele-
phone.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

Sloth makes all things difficult, but
industry all easy, and he that rlsetl
late must trot all day.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

TIE Dairyman says that Eve per
cent, and perhaps ten, can be added to
the amount of milk obtained from the
COWS of this country, if the following
rules are faithfully followed: l. Never
hurry cows III driving TO and from the
pasture. 2. Milk as rear at equal inter-
vals as possible. Half-past five in the
morning and six at night are good
hours. 8. Be especially tender to the
cows at milking time. 4. When seated
draw the milk as rapidly as possible,
being certain to always get all. 5
Never talk or think of anything besides
what you are doing while milking. g.
Offer some caress, and always a sooth.
ing werd, when you approach a COW
and when you leave her. The better
she loves you the more free and com
plete will be her abandon as you sit by
her side.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

Il ne0 material called nemortolythe
has been introduced in the manufacture
of paper. 1t is said to be far superior
to plaster or kaolin. 1t contains from
95 to 81 per cent. of silicate of magne-
STA. and resembles in its composition
asbestos and other sillcates of magne-
sla. 1t is distinguished by its great
purity and its freedom from peroxide of
iron, from sulphur and from lime. IL
is of a brilliant white color, and paper
from it takes a very high glaze. 1t is
hbrous, and is therefore susceptible Of
telling. Those who have used it speak
very highly of it.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

PIE-CRUsT.-Sift a pound and a half
of -four into a pan; cut three.quarteEs
Of a pound of butter into two equal
parts; cut one-half Of the butter into
the -four, and cut 1t up as small as
possible. Mix it well with the flour,
wetting 1t gradually with a little cold
water. Spread some flour on your
paste-board, take the lump of paste
out of the pan, flour your rolling pin,
and roll out the paste into a large
sheet. Then stick it g with the re-
naming half of the butter in small
pieces, and laid at equal distances.
Throw on a little flour, fold up the
sheet of paste, flour it slightly and roll
1t out again. Then fold it up and cut
it in half or in four, according to the
size of your pies. Roll it out into round
sheets the size of your pie-plates, press
Ing rather harder on the rolllng-pin.
Butter your pie-plates, lay on your
under crust and trim the edge. Fill
the dish with the ingredients of which
the pie is composed, and lay on the
lid, in which you must prick some
holes, or cut a small slit in the top.
Crimp the edges with a sharp knife.
Heap up the ingredients so that the
pie will be highest In the middle. Put
no salt into the paste. 1t tends to make
It heavy.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

ROYAL GLUE mends anythingi Broken CHI
ma, Glass, Wood. Free Yials at Drugs & Gro.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

Never set a man to work he is not cit
for, for he will never do 1t well.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

APPLE ToAsT.-From slices OF dry
bread cut round cakes. spread with
butter, then cover with slices Of tart
ripe apples. sprinkle with sugar, CHINA
mon, and bits OF butter. Serve hot
with cream sweetened and favored
with nutmap-
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27
SIS there no balm in Gilead
La fhara M nhuaician iharA OBJ

A man must stand erect, not be kept
erect by others.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

CREAM ToAsr.-Toast slices of thin
bread, lay in a covered dish and pour
boiling water over them; pour the
water off and let drain. Put one pint
Of rich. sweet cream on the stove in
a quart cup, and three tablespoons OF
butter, two beaten eggs and a table,
spoon of corn starch; let boil and pour
oye the toast.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

OYSTER ToAsT.-Boil one cup OF
oyster liquor with half a cup of cream.
tablespoon OF butter, pepper, and salt;
pour over some nicely toasted bread.
and set in the oven five minutes; then
lay broiled oysters on the slices of toast
and serve hot.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

one n never too old to be remember
ed and loved.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

BOMBAY ToAsT.-Take one ounce
Of anchovies, wash, bone, and pound
them in a mortar with n ounce of
fresh butter till reduced to a paste;
melt in a saucepan; add the beaten
yolk of two eggs and pepper and salt
to taste, and spread the mixture on
some slices of nicely toasted bread.
Serve very hot.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is agreeable
to use. 1t is not a liquid or q snuff. SOC.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

There is nothing more frightful than
bustling ignorance.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

To MAKE PAsTEF FOR PAPER-HAN6-
ING.-Use common starch, boiling 1t
the same as though you were going to
use it for starching linen.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

CREAM COOKIES WITHOUT EGGs.-
Two cups Of sugar, one and a quarter
cups of butter; stir to a cream, add
one cup of milk or cream. q little salt,
two t~easpoonfuls Of baking powder and
flour enough to make the mixture stiff
enough to handle. Roll thin, cut in
any shape desired, and bake in a quick
oven.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

JONES speaking TO his friend the
editor, about the death of Brown, the
millionaire): allow much is he worth,
l wonder2"
Editor (absent-mindedly): IN o t
much. Not more than a quarter OF a
.o'umn az the outside.n
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

Help somebody " Fse off than your
self, and you will lnd(ou are better OF
than you fancled.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

Ebony is now initiated on wood by
simply painting with d l per cent. solu-
ton of sulphate of copper, and. on this
becoming dry, painting the wood vtr
with a liquid consisting o fequal weights
OF a~niline, hydrochloride and spirits of
wine; the effect of the blue vitriol Is to
act on the a~niline, and form nigrosin, a
black which cannot be effected by acids
or alkalies. To this a lustre can he
added by coating the surface with SIM
pie copal varnish.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

"WHAT would you do If I should
dieS" asked a wife of her husband,
as she laid her fair white arms round
his neck. "Well, really my love l
hadn't thought of it," he answered
abstractedly; but l presume I'D bury
Won.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

Next to love. sympathy is the divine
passion OF the heart.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

MorHER.-"I declare / dread the
thought of our boy John getting mar
RED"
Friend-"Oh, that feeling Is only
natural. You will become reconciled
to his loss in time.n
'sIt isn't his loss 80 much
"What then2n
"Why, don't you see, shat will
make me a mother-in-law. and moth.
ers-in-laws are simply dreadful"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

when Baby was sick, We gave her ca.torA,
When she was a Child, she cried for Caztoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to CAsforiA,
When abe had Children, she gave them CastoriA
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

II you should have hi cough try one
of the following remedies, every one Of
which is vouched for by different au-
thorities. Slightly refTigerate the lobe
of the ear; clasp the bands with arms
raised above the head. press the finger
each SIDE under the ear, near jawbone;
lnhale chlorotorm u4 il relieved.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27
FARM NOTES

RkrAIRINa FARM IMPLEMENTs.- -
Mechanical ingenuity does not come to
every farmer. There are those who
are possessed OF excellent intelligence
and yet who have not enough of
mechanical skill to make a respectable
m~ilking-stool. Such farmers are from
necessity compelled to employ a
mechanic for every little job that de-
mands attention. On the other hand,
there are those who are possessed OF
great ingenuity and are skilful in the
use of tools. This is a faculty that is
not wholly acquired, and yet 1t a
and should be cultivated so far as posi-
lie. Every. farmer should have a
workshop in which little Jobs OF work
can be done on rainy days. This should
not only be supplied with a good selec-
ton OF tools usually required, but also
with materials such as are likely TO be
brought into use. The room need not
OF necessity be large, but Of sufficient
size for convenience. 1t should be
systematically arranged so that all
tools should have their appropriate
places. These should comprise saws,
chisels, augers, bltstock, bits, hammer,
axe, shop Ratchet, planes, wrench,
files. and many others which it is I'M
necessary to mention. In the line Of
stock there should be a supply of a
variety of nails and screws, bolts of
various kinds and sizes, tacks. wire and
leather, and various kinds of lumber
and pieces of wood as would be called
into use. With these at hand the far
mer can many times save not only a
journey to a mechanic, but a bill which,
with each addition In the course Of the
year, would be considerable. Frequent
ly the loss of a nut or the breaking of
a bolt necessitates a journey to the
blacksmith shoplf NJ supply is at hand;
but If the farmer has a supply, he has
only to replace the missing or broken
part and his work progresses undlstur-
led. If time is money, then the far.
mer is benefited In avoiding unneces-
sary journeysf for repairs. Atall events,
he can if he will spend the time 80
saved In rest or reading for the improve
ment of his mind, a thing which is for
the advantage of every tiller of the
soil. During the winter the farmer
should examine his implements and
see that all repairs are attended to.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

For a quick filter take a clear piece
of channels skin, free from thin places,
cut 1t of the desired length, wash in a
weak solution of sal soda or any alkali
to remove the grease. and rinse thor
oughly In cold water before using.
Tlnctures, ~elixlrs, sirups. and even
mucilages are filtered rapidly. A pint
OF the thickest sirup will run through
In four or five minutes. By washing
thoroughly after each time or using it
will last a long time.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

"YoU mustn't call me q sales
personl" said a pretty shop-giri, brid-
ling, to a rather elderly co-worker.
''Then you shouldn't have told Mr..
Crash that it was very appropriate put.
ting me at the remnant eounterl' was
the indignant reply.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

THE farmer who considers all
matters designed for the Improvement
of agriculture will not neglect the
sheep. In an cid weeks pasture or
wood lot they will more than pay their
keep by the service performed in keep,
ing down the noxious weeds and
briars, while nothing equals them for
restoring fertility to a WORKOUT field.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

A FARMER sAID.--One thing / don't
like about city folks-they be either SO
stuck up that yer can't reach 'em with
q haystaek pole, or 50 blamed friendly
that they forget to pay their board.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

CLEAN CULTURE. A garden with.
out a weed is almost as rare as a mind
without an impure thought, and when
found it may be considered as the
gardeners paradise. No person of
close observation can ride through an
agricultural section in August without
coming TO the conclusion that the farm
ers, as a rule, let the weeds outgeneral
them. The average farmer keeps the
weeds down until July, then he thinks
his crops will care for themselves, SO he
ceases to cultivate, and thus permits
the weeds to come up in such numbers
as to not only injure the crop OF the
present year but to ripen millions OF
seeds to in;ure the crop of the follow
Ing year. This is poor policy; the
farmer who fully understands his busl-
ness will keep up the war with the
weeds until cold weather, and will thus
in a few years so clear his land of weed
seeds that the labor of cultivation will
be reduced more than One-half and the
crops in the absence OF weeds will be
much larger. IL the farmer would be
happy he must keep the weeds down,
not only in his mind but also among
his growing crops. on the borders Of his
fields, around the farm buildings and
the waste places Of the farm, and thus
prevent any seeds from ripening.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

Eren the BLACKSMITH need not have
callous or eracksd hands. If be will wash
them In soft water in which borax has
been dissolved tive ounces to twelve
quarts OF water). rubbing them we'll
with brown soap and fine sand. The
washing must be thorough.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

TIE nitrate of lead is the cheapest
.dlsinfectant known that ful6lls its in
tent. 1t is made by dissolving half a
dram of nitrate of lead in a pint of
boiling water, then dissolve two drains
of common salt in eight or ten quarts
of water. When both are thoroughly
dissolved pour the two mixtures to-
gether, and when the sediment has
settled you have a pail of clear fluid
which is the saturated solution OF the
chloride of lead. a pound of the nitrate
will make several barrels of the liquid.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

A DOUBTFUL CONVENIENTLY
confess" drawled a literary bore, "that
l initiate, to some extent. Thackeray's
style"
"You dop"
"Yes; but you don't object to it?"
"Obiectl No, but don't disparage
your originality; I'm sure you are not
in the least like him."
SIEBENKLEs, an eminent German
scholar, having finished reading one of
his beautiful lmaginings to his wife,
who appeared to be listening with
bated breath and eyelids cast down,
closed the book with inward satisfac-
ton at the completion of his labors,
only to hear the sharer of his joys
Axclaim: my dear, pray don't put on
your left stocking to- morrow-I see
there's q hole In it."
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27
LICE.
POTATO BUGS

For Potato Bugs, Insects on
Vines, Shrubs, Trees, / pound
or half the contents OF q 500
box Of "RouoH ON RATs"fAgr1-
cultural SiEel to be thoroughly
mixed with one to two barrels
Of plaster, or what Is better air
Stacked lime. Much depends
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

Tie discovery of a new gas is a rare
and important event to chemists. Such
a discovery has been announced in Ger
many by DR.. Theodor Curtius, who has
succeeded in preparing the long. sought
hydrIde OF nitrogen, %amidogen, diamide
or ~hydrazine, as 1t is variously called.
This remarkable body, which has hith-
erto bafled all attempts at isolation, is
now shown to be a gas. perfectly stable
up to a very high temperature, of a pc
culiar odor, differing from that OF am
monia, exceedingly soluble in water
and of basic properties. In composition
1t IS nearly Identical with ammonia,
both being compounds of nitrogen and
hydrogen.